Thursday, February 21, 2008

Heart Blocks progress


Well, I think I am out of fabric!!! Oh, no, no, no - not fabric entirely, silly - I am just out of the batik fabric that Susan sent to me! I got 67 6.5" hearts altogether and saved all the larger triangles from trimming and made the other little units. So, this is what it looks like - all laid out on the floor set 8X8. I put the odd 3 hearts in the corners - the 4th corner is a HST segment. It won't be the final layout - NOT that this is bad - but I already know that if I do this setting it will be 1 row narrower in order to get extra length. The batik fabric is so pretty I am thinking of a simple setting should be used... maybe sashing each heart with more batiks. I have to buy fabric to finish it off anyway! I could get some more colors and then alternate them around. That plan would definately help "grow" the top some more! That's the thing about being tall - you like your quilts a little longer!!! Soooo.... I've reached a stopping point until I get more fabric!

6 comments:

Cher said...

truly fabulous! I am so impressed that with your quite busy schedule- the blocks are all done! ps...I am cooking your chili recipe right now.

Saska said...

This is the cutest heart quilt I've seen. The batiks really make it.

Elaine Adair said...

What a great quilt, and I love that you put the the HST to good use - they look wonderful. You did this quickly!

loulee said...

Your hearts look great Eve.

Mary Johnson said...

I came over to look at your map and got distracted by reading. The heart quilt looks great and I bet they'd look good sashed too.

How neat that your son figured out to color in the lines by giving his hands a speed limit.

Samantha said...

Gorgeous hearts! Lovely!!